🇵🇹 Portuguese

relâmpagos

masculine

os relâmpagos

lightning bolts

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relâmpagos
/us ʁeˈlɐ̃paɡus/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say relâmpagos in Portuguese?

IPA
/us ʁeˈlɐ̃paɡus/

How do you pronounce relâmpagos in Portuguese?

relâmpagos is pronounced /us ʁeˈlɐ̃paɡus/ in Portuguese.

Example sentences

O relâmpago brilhante iluminou todo o céu escuro durante a tempestade.

The bright lightning illuminated the entire dark sky during the storm.

Um relâmpago azulado cruzou rapidamente o horizonte noturno.

A bluish lightning bolt crossed quickly across the night horizon.

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Why is it masculine?

Relâmpagos is masculine in Portuguese. The word derives from Latin "relampaguus" (from "re-" + "lampaguus", related to "lampas" meaning light/flame), which was grammatically masculine. Portuguese inherited this masculine gender classification, and it has been preserved through the phonetic evolution from Latin to Portuguese (relampaguus > relâmpago).

What is the Portuguese word for lightning bolts?

The Portuguese word for lightning bolts is os relâmpagos — masculine.

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